8.2 Monasticism, education, the Cistercians in 13th century College de Bernardins

Cistercians

Follow the life of Christ and Apostles by leading the lives of austerity and Meditation. They follow the Benard of Clairvaux, don’t condone the use of serfs, and are focused on living autonomously far from the city

Bernard of Clairvaux

Abbot and a key figure in the Cistercian monastic movement in the 12th century (1090-1150). Helped expand cistercian order and return Benedictine monasticism to origirnal ideals

Mendicant Orders

Vows taken to life without possessions, earning income by begging, devoting life to God and to go out into the city and preach

Friars

Monks from the mendicant orders

Franciscans

See God in a benevolent light and in nature

Dominicans

A mendicant order dedicated to a balance between prayer, preaching, and studying

Collegium

Latin for a body of scholars and teachers living together under certain rules

University

An institution where lectures were given along with a place to live. Students and teachers governed under church authority.

Cistercian Refectory

1240s - in the College of Saint Bernard and served as a dining room where silence was upheld. Ribbed vaults and very minimalist.